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An Act to amend the act entitled an act incorporating a company for the purpose of improving the navigation of Roanoke river and its branches. 1816 73 (1816)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0249 and id is 1 raw text is: t onslstflg of Acts of a jrivale atd local nialtre. CIAP, T!TR 41.-A Act to aRnend the act, entitiled, tn adt incorpdrating a cmpany for the purpom.e of imnprovino the navigation of Roanoke river and itabranches., ' WHEREAS it is represented to the General Assembly, L'rcanlbe. that the state of 'North Carolina, by. acts which have pass'i. their legislature, in the year.; one thousand eight hundred alid t~lve, one thousand eight hundt'ed and fifteen, and one thousand vight hundred and sixteen, have incorporated a conpany to improve the navigation of that slate so fat, as respects the river Roanoke and its waters ; that the cominpa- ny incorporated by the stale of North Carolina Cur that purpose have secured their charter accordin.g to the condi- tions inposed upon them by the aet or ineorporation gt'antcd by the Ge e'al Assembly of North Cai'olinu, and have elect cd their president and directors for. one year ; it is indis. pensably necessary that the state of Virginia should aid this object, and assist an undertaking so extensively and intiniatC- ly connected vith the prosperity and interest ofl tis state ; 1. lie it further Cniaeuled, That, flr the purpose or aiding and assisting the cotmpany so a4 aforesaid incorlorated, that the president and dirctovs of the said company are autlo- lRoanoke I rized'to hire slaves of the citizens of this Commonwealth, gutiol Ce -whothev held by thern in trust For life, or absolutely, for uIny hire slaves term that may be agreed upon by the president and directors lizens of Coniholi, of the said company, or their duly authorized agent or a. and toseli. gents, and tihe holder or ownev of' such slaves : PIovided, back into that such slves be employed, when hired by the said conhpa- state, will iny, in and about their necessary work, in improving the iii- any penal vigatiun of the said river Roanoke. And the president and 't' ' ' direetors ot the said company shall and may return the said slaves to their holders or owners, when the term of se-vice shall expire, For which they may have been hired, and the holders or owners shall have indl power and authority to re- ceive such slaves so hired, without incurring any or the pen- altics imposed upo|| holders or. ovners ofslaves fut earying out or bringing into the state any-slave or slaves once ear- ried out ; ithy law to the contrary notwitisttinding;, but, iW all eases of -Aaves held upon trust or For life only, the said pi'esident and directors, o1' their duly authorized agents, .s the ease may be, shall give bond with security to the per- sons so holding For life, ox in trust, that they will retl'rn the shve or slaves to the persons, or their legal repl'esentativesp of whom they were hired at tile expivatioii of their tern. 2.).The said president and directors Cor' the timnm being of the said company, are hereby authorized and empnowered to recover, il any court of-, recordithis Commonwealth, by Summury Diotion, ten days urevious . notiec, thereof having been fitst 21 giv e given, their requisitions, (ith costs of' suit, including one Stodlinue dollartor serving the nolie,;) ofjany delinquent stockholder of the said company residing iat-tho state of Viirsmiu, who nipany to this eallh, I them the ly ho 1; (d. relne- t cia,$

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